School life expectancy, tertiary, male (years) (male years) in Panama
Panama: School life expectancy, tertiary, male (years) (male years) was 3.55 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, tertiary, male in Panama, 1970–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Panama recorded 3.55 years for school life expectancy, tertiary, male in 2023. That is the highest value across all 41 years on record.
That represents a change of up 51.2% on the previous year and up 107.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, male in Panama peaked at 3.55 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.3624 years, in 1970.
Panama ranks 24th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 41 years of available data.
School life expectancy, tertiary, male (years) (male years) in Panama, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.3624 years | — |
| 1971 | 0.5892 years | +62.6% |
| 1972 | 0.6792 years | +15.3% |
| 1973 | 0.6846 years | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 0.7286 years | +6.4% |
| 1975 | 0.7832 years | +7.5% |
| 1976 | 0.8549 years | +9.2% |
| 1977 | 0.9381 years | +9.7% |
| 1978 | 0.866 years | -7.7% |
| 1979 | 0.8881 years | +2.5% |
| 1980 | 0.9193 years | +3.5% |
| 1981 | 0.9508 years | +3.4% |
| 1982 | 0.9551 years | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 0.839 years | -12.2% |
| 1984 | 1.01 years | +20.9% |
| 1985 | 1.01 years | -0.7% |
| 1987 | 0.9127 years | -9.4% |
| 1988 | 0.8826 years | -3.3% |
| 1994 | 1.05 years | +18.5% |
| 1998 | 1.48 years | +41.6% |
| 1999 | 1.53 years | +3.2% |
| 2000 | 1.58 years | +3.7% |
| 2001 | 1.54 years | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 1.52 years | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 1.71 years | +12.9% |
| 2004 | 1.62 years | -5.3% |
| 2005 | 1.59 years | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 1.64 years | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 1.66 years | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 1.7 years | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 1.71 years | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 1.74 years | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 1.65 years | -5.4% |
| 2012 | 1.71 years | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 1.73 years | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 1.85 years | +7.1% |
| 2016 | 1.88 years | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 1.85 years | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 2.16 years | +16.6% |
| 2022 | 2.35 years | +8.7% |
| 2023 | 3.55 years | +51.2% |
Panama compared with similar countries
- Panama's 3.55 years is above the median for high income countries, which is 2.91 years, 1.2× the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Panama's 3.55 years is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.46 years, 2.4× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, tertiary, male (years) (male years) in Panama changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | +62.6% | 0.3624 years | 0.5892 years |
| 2023 | +51.2% | 2.35 years | 3.55 years |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.7374 years | 0.3624 years | 0.9381 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9352 years | 0.839 years | 1.01 years | 8 |
| 1990s | 1.35 years | 1.05 years | 1.53 years | 3 |
| 2000s | 1.63 years | 1.52 years | 1.71 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.76 years | 1.65 years | 1.88 years | 6 |
| 2020s | 2.48 years | 1.85 years | 3.55 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Panama
More education data for Panama
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 23,777 (2017)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 10,042 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 47,857 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 46,052 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 311,983 (2017)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 451,308 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0999 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, male in Panama?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, male in Panama was 3.55 years in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, male recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 3.55 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, male recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3624 years in 1970.
- How does Panama rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, male?
- Panama ranks 24th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, male rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 107.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Panama data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, tertiary, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release